I'll Miss Pune for.............

Well I never thought I will be blogging about things that I will miss about Pune.............simply because I never thought I will ever leave Pune but destiny had other plans in her mind for me, it had written Bengaluru for me, so here I am writing this blog just for the reasons I will miss 'Aamchi Pune' for.

I came down to Pune back in 2002 to pursue my Masters degree, I was out of my shell for the first time and I did struggle a lot despite having family friends here.... some of the failures I faced for the first time in my life were in Pune only, these made me more resilient and taught me how to bounce back from nowhere. Just to name a few - 1. Having 6 backlogs at a time and doubting if I would clear my post grad exams within the stipulated time................. and then eventually doing so. 2. Living with flat partners who were no close to comfortable friends, conflicts with them taught me not to be friendly with one and all, but to choose your friends wisely rather than quickly. 3. Washing clothes (you might laugh, but this is one of the toughest task for me in the whole world) 4. Realising the importance of what the Dal-Roti of home meant when I used to grumble about it. These were a few things which I learnt here in Pune itself, and most of you might agree with me that these are the things which makes you the person you are right now. I gave all these tests in Pune, I lived all these moments in Pune ............. so these are a few bunch of reasons why Pune will always remain in my heart....apart from the following reasons!!!

Got the first job of my life here ....................... one moment which nobody can ever forget in their lives, and after earning the first salary , going to Laxmi road to purchase a Saree because there is no better place where you can bargain for quality clothes and since it was the first salary it was just 6k (half the month) which would fit in my budget for dear mom, and then hunting for a good wrist watch at for dad at MG Road. Treating my friends at the George on East Street was a proud moment because George was beyond budget back in college days , it was the Radio hotel or the Medina hotel or the Shahi Dawat which suited our pockets back then................. and the taste of Kebabs and 'Keema Ghotala' from these places still lingering on my taste buds. How can I forget the double omlet with cheese and bun-maska at Vohumann's near Jehangir Hospital. These are the places which I will definitely miss :( ............ latest to the addition was the Savera Hotel opposite the FC Gate.

Now here comes the crux of everything , the most important reason due to which I will crave for Pune, it will be because of my FRIENDS :):
- Muntasir a.k.a Jillu or Monty a flat partner for more than 6 years during which both of us walked down MG Road 100s of times staring at the chics and wishing even we had a hot one besides us :P, he is now amongst my best buddies.
- Next comes in Gaurav Dhawan a.k.a Nautanki my bestest friend who made me beleive that I can match his capability of eating 2 Tandoori Chickens alone and I did .
- Nilofar a.k.a Billi who is the most honest and the most sincere employee I have ever seen my life, besides this she earned her name as Billi by always copying me, be it buying Sony Ericsson phone or many other things which I cannot recall right now.
- Sheetal a.k.a Sweetu, I know JM Road, FC Road, Deccan, HongKong Lane, Waadeshwar, Vaishali and many more outlets only because of her. Thanks to Pune Expo 2003 where we met for the first time.
- Sandeep Deshpande a.k.a Deshu, what a dude he is , a very sensible fella , very ambitious, a ROCKING personality indeed. Whatever English Rock songs I know, is because of him, he is the first one who wrote a blog featuring me , actually my words inspired him to write this blog   (http://ajungledawakening.blogspot.com/2010/04/kyunki-aaj-sachin-ka-birthday-hai.html)
and how can I forget Tejashree a.k.a Teja bhaai, never found such an amazing , such a dedicated, such a lovely person...........  I got all these friends here in Pune. All these friends have a unique importance and a unique place in my life. Pune gave them to me :). Few more friends need to be mentioned here like Shalaka, Kiran Tawde, Yayati and Ashish Singh. They all have been close to my heart and will always remain special.

I will miss Pune for all these reasons...............and these are the reasons which will bring me back to Pune :)!!!! and ofcourse Pune Warriors ;)